Black and White

Black and White represents a recent interest of mine. I now see how removing distracting color can strengthen a photograph by forcing the viewer to see only the shapes and composition. This can be a very powerful tool. This gallery has unrelated photo subjects that may only have their black and white processing in common.
With this gallery, I am also a part of the great SmugMug Black and White Community which you may enjoy visiting.

Fenced In --Black and White Version
Plenty of forest fires in Idaho made Montana hazy through the summer. This evening, orange haze slowly settled around everything. My lonely old cabin sat in the center of the valley watching time pass.

Alau Island Isolation
Alau Island is a bird sanctuary just south of Hana. Koki beach is the nearest location on Maui to view this mysterious island. The wave patterns on the sand and dark clouds show the darker side of Hawaii.

Black and white version of the Grafton Ghost Town School House. I really couldn't ask for prettier clouds and was loving the gorgeous sky this day. This same ghost town was featured in the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" as the location where they rode the bicycle. It's just outside Zion National Park.